ADAMH mulls medical marijuana

Wants to determine a policy should issue go before voters

1:01 AM,
Sep. 25, 2013

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With voters possibly deciding the fate of medical marijuana in Ohio next year, the Fairfield County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Board wants to have a policy on the issue by then.

The board took the first step Tuesday by hosting a presentation of the Drug-Free Action Alliance at the Liberty Center.

The alliance is a nonprofit focused on preventing substance abuse that says marijuana should be subject to U.S. Food and Drug Administration standards like any other potential medicine and should not be decided by voters or the legislature. ...